Ok, today we'll be doing major characters allied with the main characters. This is mostly, at the moment, the Mohist school of thought.

Mohists</u>

Duanmu Rong BioTwenty-four years old, cleanly beautiful and refined, cold as a refrigerator. Her medical skills are excellent, she is the Mohists' medical goddess, and lives alone in the beautiful Mirror Lake Medical Manor. Her weapons are silver needles. She bears intense hostility to Ge Nie from the Qin kingdom, but after prolonged contact, she slowly changes her opinion.

Weapon: silver needlesMoves: Flower Rain Silver NeedlesStrength Level: 5Special Skills: medical arts, study of herbs, can cure all sorts of difficult and rare illnesses, it is said that she can revive the deadHobbies: developing new medicinesLikes in a man: responsible, has not just a reckless and ignorant courage, a man who knows to cherish lifeFavorite color: GreenFavorite food: food cooked with medicinal herbsFavorite music: sad songs from the Yan and Zhao kingdomsMost Respected Person: Bian Que, a miracle-working doctor from the Spring and Autumn period (prior to the Warring States period, which has just ended by the Qin conquering all)Favorite Person: Gao Yue, Duanmu Rong treats her like a little sister, and would die to protect herMost Hated Person: those violent, murderous swordsmenMerits: logicalFaults: rather fierceWhat Makes Her Happiest: her medical skills are successful, and she cured epilepsy in a Mohist disciple (see Dao Zhi's bio)Greatest Aspiration: for Princess Gao Yue to be able to live happily

**I have to add my own note here. This is a sort of spoiler, but I totally saw the Ge Nie and Duanmu Rong pairing from WAY far off.

Gao Jianli BioTwenty-eight years old, musician, second highest in skill of the Mohists, directly below the Mohist Giant. His temperament is melancholy and elegant, his jizhu (an ancient Chinese instrument, see the first intro for a link) piece "Sunny Spring", when played with Snowlady's song "White Snow", is known to be first rate. In the past, he met Jing Ke, with whom he had an instant connection and became best friends. Later, on the shores of the YiShui River, he played the famed song "The wind is dreary and the YiShui cold, the hero leaves and will not return". His weapon is the famous Shui Han sword.

Generally called "xiao Gao", which means "young Gao" by his friends. He is based on the historical figure.

Weapon: the Shui Han (or Water Cold) sword hidden in his jizhu. It is listed as seventh in the Ten Famous SwordsMoves: the musical form "Sunny Spring", the fighting moves "YiShui Cold" and "Dreary Wind Break"Strength Level: 8.5Special Skills: composing musicHobbies: jizhuLikes in a girl: like SnowladyFavorite color: BlueFavorite food: the most intense burning-ice wine from the Yan kingdomFavorite music: "The wind is dreary and the Yishui cold"Most Respected Person: Jing KeFavorite Person: SnowladyMost Hated Person: Ge NieMerits: would die for his friendsFaults: biasedWhat Makes Him Happiest: the times when he and "big brother" Jing Ke would wander the worldGreatest Aspiration: after completing big brother's last wish, go somewhere far away with Snowlady and henceforth ignore all the world's battles

Xue Nu/Snowlady BioTwenty-four years old, the most beautiful professional singer/dancer in the Yan kingdom. Her beautiful voice sings the song "White Snow", which is said to be able to make even the most hardhearted person weep. She sells her art but not her body, and laughs proudly at kings and nobles, she is also Gao Jianli's lover. Although the two are not married, they are truly in love, and will accompany each other through life and death.

Her name "Xue Nu" means Snowlady, which is how I translate it.

Weapon: water sleeves, xiao music (xiao is a type of vertical flute)Moves: Sunny Spring and White Snow, it can make a person formlessStrength Level: 7Special Skills: composing musicHobbies: playing the xiao on mountaintopsLikes in a man: a man who understands how to appreciate art, doesn't care for worldly sights, and is isolated from societyFavorite color: OrchidFavorite food: bamboo shoot tipsFavorite music: Gao Shan Liu Shui (literally, high mountains and flowing water. It's an ancient Chinese song.) Most Respected Person: Yu Boya, a famous musician from the Spring and Autumn period (Yu Boya is known for smashing his instrument after the death of his friend, who he believed was the only on to understand his music. Yu Boya also played the Gao Shan Liu Shui piece.)Favorite Person: xiao Gao (Gao Jianli)Most Hated Person: Ge NieMerits: elegantFaults: ruthlessWhat Makes Her Happiest: when she is together with xiao GaoGreatest Aspiration: even if the sky bursts and earth splits, the seas dry and the stones rot, to be with xiao Gao forever

Dao Zhi BioTwenty years old, the number one thief in the world, with a slim build, skilled in leaping onto roofs and walking on walls, has outstanding "qing gong" (the art of lightness, i.e. he runs very quickly and jumps very high and easily). Has a naturally foxy disposition, and lecherous. He's a very realistic person, very afraid of death, often deserts at dangerous times.

His name "Dao Zhi" means Robberfoot. He is based on the folkloric "father of thieves".

Weapon: noneMoves: Lightning StepStrength Level: 5Special Skills: qing gong (lightness), he must tie heavy bronze blocks to his legs to avoid speed-running too much and hurting himself/othersHobbies: young ladiesLikes in a girl: the beautiful yet overbearing type Favorite color: Pink Favorite food: seafoodFavorite music: traditional string and woodwind from Jiangnan (near Shanghai) Most Respected Person: Lie Zi, who is known for his ability to fly on the windFavorite Person: Duanmu RongMost Hated Person: Ge Nie (apparently everyone hates Ge Nie)Merits: the gift of gabFaults: glib-tonguedWhat Makes Him Happiest: when Duanmu Rong personally cured his epilepsyGreatest Aspiration: get another big illness, so that Duanmu Rong continuously takes care of him

**note: recently, a really popular boy's love ship has appeared of Dao Zhi and White Phoenix, who will be introduced later, regardless of Dao Zhi's claim to like girls...however, since learning that Dao Zhi likes pink, maybe they have a point. ^_~

Master Xu BioSixty-eight years old, a withered and skinny elder, a master of swordcrafting, the famous sword "Mo Mei" (Mohist Brow) was crafted his hands. But something he always took to heart was the number two sword, Yuan Hong (Rainbow of the Pool, belongs to Ge Nie), which was the work of his mother. He has always hoped to be able to craft a sword greater than Yuan Hong.

Ironhammer BioThirty-five years old, with an unusually stalwart build, the Mohist with the most impatient and explosive disposition. He uses a set of two giant iron hammers connected with a chain. He was once a lower officer in the kingdom of Yan, but had a hard time getting along with his colleagues due to his personality, and was harmed many times, nearly dying on the battlefield as bait when he was saved by the Mohist Giant. From then on, Ironhammer was dead-set on following him.

His real name in Chinese would translate to "Big Ironhammer", but I thought it sounded awkward in English, so I cut out the adjective.

Grandmaster Ban BioFifty years old, died a violent death (?), knows the art of mechanics, was originally a carpenter. When he was young, an accident caused him to lose an arm, so from then on he began to study and create all sorts of machines. His first successful creation was making a mechanical arm for himself. His wish is to create a mechanical bird that can fly for a day and night. He has done a lot of research, but this has continuously ended in failure. Ironhammer likes to make fun of him for this, but Grandmaster Ban has a lot of patience.

Grandmaster Ban is totally still alive at the end of season 2, so I have no idea why the official bio has that line about dying a violent death. Unless there's a DIFFERENT translation for that phrase that I don't know.

Other Mohists</i>Mohist Giant - we know virtually nothing about him except that he's the most powerful of the Mohists and wears a large bamboo hat that covers his face. From the pre-release of the second episode from Season 3 (which will be coming out this fall, I believe), it seems like the Mohist Giant will be playing a larger role in the future.

Other Protagonist Characters</u>

Jing Ke BioMiddle age, male, Jing Tianming's father. (He is dead at the start of the series, and based on the historical figure.)

Li Ji BioMiddle age, female, Jing Tianming's mother. (I believe she is also dead at the start of the series. Her name literally means Beautiful Concubine, or if "Li" is her given name, it could also be Concubine Li. However, the word "Ji", which means concubine, can also be used as part of a name, so I have just left her name Li Ji.)

Fan Zeng BioElderly, male, a firm personality, has power without using anger. Is Shaoyu's "Yafu", and is very stern in his discipline of Shaoyu. (Yafu is a sort of second father. Fan Zeng is based on the historical figure.)

Misc. Protagonist Characters</b>Uncle Liang - Shaoyu's uncle and guardian. He travels around with Shaoyu and Fan Zeng. Based on the historical figure.Zhang Liang - a representative of the Confucian school, will be introduced in Season 3. Based on the historical figure. Fu Nian - a new character from Season 3, supposedly a Confucian leader. He's got a nice sword. Xiao Yao Zi - also a new character from Season 3. From his look, I'm guessing maybe a Daoist? His name, which is definitely not his real name, literally means "one who is carefree". There is a historical figure named the same thing, but the historical person lived much later than this story is set, so I'm guessing they're not related. Mystery Girl - a new character from Season 3 who was in the first preview, where we see her standing on a hill in Miao ethnic clothes. She has not been officially introduced like the other new characters (i.e. given a wallpaper and listed in the article about new characters--they never really describe the characters anyway). I'm leaving her under protagonists mainly because there already are too many antagonists, and Season 3 is apparently gaining at least 3 more.

I know this comment is a bit late ... hope it doesn't get filtered out or something XD

anyways, here's a random thought,the official English names for the "Hundred Schools" are misnomers,here's what I think they really should be called :

Legalists -> FascistsConfucians (Ru) -> The Gentlemen ( think British )Daoists -> AnarchistsYin-Yang -> DivinersMilitarists, Agriculturists etc -> ( well, these weren't distinct ideologies, just groups with expertise on the same areas. Sun Tz was a “Daoist", while Wu Tz was a "Legalist"。 They were both brilliant military tacticians. )

now if we use these names instead of the conventional ones, there'll be less confusion among audiences about what was going on in China during the Warring States period

( not sure about the Mohists cos they were quite a diverse group. the closest I can think of is Universalists ... )

WTF? Legalists are not fascists, nor are Confucianists just gentlemen. Militarists actually did base their philosophy on military tactics, and weren't just specialists. Please refrain from making comments on things you don't understand.

I know this comment is a bit late ... hope it doesn't get filtered out or something XD

anyways, here's a random thought,the official English names for the "Hundred Schools" are misnomers,here's what I think they really should be called :

Legalists -> FascistsConfucians (Ru) -> The Gentlemen ( think British )Daoists -> AnarchistsYin-Yang -> DivinersMilitarists, Agriculturists etc -> ( well, these weren't distinct ideologies, just groups with expertise on the same areas. Sun Tz was a “Daoist", while Wu Tz was a "Legalist"。 They were both brilliant military tacticians. )

now if we use these names instead of the conventional ones, there'll be less confusion among audiences about what was going on in China during the Warring States period

( not sure about the Mohists cos they were quite a diverse group. the closest I can think of is Universalists ... )

Well, if you REALLY want to know, Gao and Snow hate him because they were friends with Jing Ke, who, supposedly, was killed by Ge Nie. Technically, this SHOULD be why Dao Zhi hates him, but I think Dao Zhi is just jealous cause Duanmu Rong ignores him but is nice to Ge Nie.

And...when we get to villains...his training "brother" hates him because they're supposed to fight to the death over who's the next master of their sect, and Ge Nie pwns his "brother" in pretty much everything ever. So then his "brother"'s entourage hates Ge Nie too...

Whoo, that was long. And, go Star Trek! I thought you'd like Scotty, but my favorite was McCoy. I liked Spock and Sulu a lot too.

I liked McCoy a lot too. Even before he introduced himself as McCoy, I was like, "I like this dude." Chekov was just adorable in a puppy sport of way. We should go see it together if you have time, maybe during final's week. OR, lennox has really cheap movies in the mornings on the weekends. Let me know.

Yes, I am still alive. Do you have a not osu email address? Or a cell number would work too, if you want. I seriously need to fill you in on why I've been absent. Note me.